WW1 Post Card, Hood Battalion

[Snowyred]

I found this old postcard on Ebay that shows the last remaining members of The RFR that joined RND, Hood Battalion. Is there any way of putting names to these courageous faces.

[horatio2]

7 minutes ago, Snowyred said:

Is there any way of putting names to these courageous faces.

I don't think so. The image gives no clues. Many dozens (hundreds) of RFR men served in Hood Battalion and it would be a life-consuming job to trace the service of each one - and we do not have start date (when they joined) or the date of the image. Even then the individuals would not be identifiable.

Nice image though.

[Coldstreamer]

when was the the RFR Hood Battn disbanded ? or when did it cease ? If they are indeed the last to serve them "maybe" this would be a date to work on

Edited 7 January , 2020 by Coldstreamer

[Snowyred]

Would there be a muster roster for Hood Battalion available fo the time they disbanded 

[horatio2]

32 minutes ago, Coldstreamer said:

when was the the RFR Hood Battn disbanded ?

There was no "RFR Hood Battalion" but mobilised men of the RFR (both RN and RMLI) served in the Hood Battalion during its existence. As soon as the war ended these men were demoblised, most in France in early 1919. The RND final parade after returning from France was on 6 June 1919 by which time only a rump (900 in total on parade) of the RND battalions remained - . A handful of  officers are still listed under Hood Battalion in the July 1919 Navy List, so the steady run-down in numbers ran through the first half of 1919.

 

21 minutes ago, Snowyred said:

Would there be a muster roster for Hood Battalion available fo the time they disbanded 

Sadly, no.

 

Could be some RMLI(RFR) men with moustaches in the group.

Edited 7 January , 2020 by horatio2